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Republican Tax Bills Will Add Trillions to the Debt

The verdict for this episode is: Republicans don’t care about the debt. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Taxes_and_Debt.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:59 — 3.7MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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A Personal Update

In it’s personal, I described my ongoing job search and some of the problems my inability to find work has caused. When I responded to the Heritage Foundation, I discussed more of the challenges I was facing.

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Explained

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is administered by the individual states within broad federal guidelines. Chip is jointly funded by the federal government and the individual state governments.

Graham-Cassidy Explained

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are mounting one last effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Their bill would make the following changes.

Bernie Sanders Medicare for all Explained

Bernie Sanders has announced the Medicare for All Act of 2017 (Medicare for all). Medicare for all establishes the Universal Medicare Program (UMP).

How Trump Could Hurt the Affordable Care Act

The verdict for this episode is: Trump won’t defund the individual insurance marketplaces. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Cost_Sharing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:01 — 2.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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Cost Sharing Reduction Explained

Trump is once again threatening to destroy Obamacare by withholding payments the government is scheduled to make to insurance companies. The payments are called cost sharing reduction payments.

The Individual Cost of Medicare

Most of the below information comes from Medicare’s 2017 Cost at a Glance.

A Message to Trump Voters

This podcast is based on a post I published to friends on my personal Facebook page. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Facebook_Friends.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:43 — 2.6MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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Medicaid Expansion in Indiana

As governor of Indiana, Vice President Mike Pence refused to expand Medicaid in his state unless recipients could be charged.